Three Army tests of spatial aptitude; Assembling Objects, Figural Reasoning, and Orientation were included in the Enhanced Computer Administered Testing (ECAT) project. ECAT was a joint service effort to evaluate measures for possible addition to future versions of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Because both practice and coaching effects might threaten the long-term validity of these tests, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences researchers ...
The Army's Project A was a comprehensive effort to improve the selection and classification of enlisted personnel. The Assembling Objects (AO) test was a major product of this effort. Previous research has shown AO to be an excellent measure of both overall spatial ability and complex, g-loaded problem- solving skills. In view of the great potential usefulness of the AO measure, researchers from the U.S. Army Research Institute for the ...
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